Francis Marion Shonkwiler (1874 - 1957)

Born 7 May 1874 in Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Gertrude (Byrd) Shonkwiler — married 24 Dec 1902 in Montgomery, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1957 at age 83 in Kansas, United States

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Biography

Francis was born in 1874. He was the son of Daniel Shonkwiler and Sara Noble. He passed away in 1957.

Dr. Shonkwiler Dies

Dr. Francis Marion Shonkwiler, 705 Neosho St., veteran Emporia physician died Sunday afternoon in Newman Memorial County Hospital. Dr. Shonkwiler, who had served as Lyon County physician for nearly 20 years, received a broken hip in a fall at his home early in the week.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the McVey Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Donald A. Kessler, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church. Graveside services at the Mausoleum in Maplewood Cemetery will be conducted by the Emporia Masonic Lodge.

Born May 2nd, 1874, in Rockville, Ind., the son of Daniel and Sarah Noble Shonkwiler, he was graduated from the Louisville (Ky.) Medical College in 1898. He was married to Gertrude Byrd, Dec. 24th, 1902, at Ladoga, Ind., and they moved to Emporia 30 years ago from El Dorado. Mrs. Shonkwiler died Sept. 15th, 1945.

Surviving are a son, R. E. Shonkwiler, Shelby, Mont.; three daughters, Mrs. T. L. Feely, Coral Gables, Fla., Mrs. Fenton Caldwell, Kansas City, Kan., and Mrs. E. L. Urquhart, 624 West St.; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers and sisters. He was a member of the First Friends Church, the Emporia Masonic Lodge and the Lyon County Medical Society.

THE EMPORIA DAILY GAZETTE, Emporia, Kansas, Monday, 25 November 1957, Page Two. 3rd Column from Left, Top under DEATH. MyHeritage.com access date 23 Nov 2014. Pdf.107799509 

Memorial

Shonkwiler

Funeral services for Dr. F M. Shonkwiler will be held Wednesday, 2:00 p. m., at the McVey Chapel. Burial will be in Mausoleum at Maplewood Cemetery. Masonic services will be held at the Mausoleum.

McVey Funeral Home.

The Emporia Daily Gazette, Emporia, Kansas, Tuesday, 26 Nov 1957, Page 2. 2nd column from the right.

emporia-gazette-nov-26-1957-p-2.pdf

Card of Thanks

Card of Thanks WE WISH TO THANK our many friends, neoigbors [sic] and relatives for the lovely flowers and other acts of kindness extended us in the passing of our dear father. Also thanks to the nurses and doctors at Newman Hospital for their constant care and tireless effort. Marquerite Feely, Mary Caldwell, Roscoe Shonkwiler and Naomi Urquhart.

The Emporia Daily Gazette, Emporia, Kansas, 4 Dec 1957, Page 9,

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSW-553 : 19 August 2017), Frances Shoukwiler in household of Dan Shoukwiler, Clinton, Putnam, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 150, sheet 391B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,306.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MF-NJJ : accessed 3 September 2020), Francis M Shonkwiler in household of Thomas Noble, Union Township Longview town, Montgomery, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 111, sheet 5A, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,394.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2CG-C9V : accessed 3 September 2020), Francis M Shankwiler, Milton, Marion, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 74, sheet 1A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 446; FHL microfilm 1,374,459.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNWL-834 : accessed 3 September 2020), Francis Shonkwiler, El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States; citing ED 15, sheet 8B, line 64, family 187, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 524; FHL microfilm 1,820,524.

• "Kansas State Census, 1925", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL5H-4412 : 14 October 2019), F M Shonkwiler, .

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7QF-RH9 : accessed 3 September 2020), Francis M Shonkwiler, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 1A, line 11, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 709; FHL microfilm 2,340,444.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRKJ-FKC : 28 February 2020), Francis Shonkwiler, Ward 1, Emporia, Emporia City, Lyon, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56-15, sheet 3B, line 74, family 70, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1242.

• "United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W84R-NSW2 : 16 August 2019), Francis Marion Shonkwiler, 1957.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 September 2020), memorial page for Dr E. Marion Shonkwiler (7 May 1874–25 Nov 1957), Find a Grave Memorial no. 117369108, citing Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Becky Doan (contributor 46821009) .